Historical Marker

Jefferson Davis

I-85 Business/US 29/70 east of Lexington ยท Davidson

North Carolina marker

Inscription

President Davis, fleeing

southward after Lee's

surrender, with members of

his cabinet spent the night

of Apr. 16, 1865, in a pine

grove nearby.

Location

AddressI-85 Business/US 29/70 east of Lexington
CountyDavidson
StateNorth Carolina
Coordinates35.854920, -80.195280

Sources

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Friedberg Church

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Trading Path

Colonial trading route, dating from 17th century, from Petersburg, Virginia, to Catawba and Waxhaw Indians in Carolina, passed nearby.

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